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Zika vaccine shows promise in trials
Two clinical trials show an experimental Zika vaccine is safe and induces an immune response in healthy adults. The results from the two Phase 1 clinical trials were published this month […]
New forecast estimates 6 million with Alzheimer’s, cognitive impairment
A new study estimates 6 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment – a possible precursor to the disease. Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health expect the […]
Pacific Science Center to open vaccine exhibit
If you’re a fan of preventing infectious diseases and have holiday travel plans that will take you to Seattle, the Pacific Science Center has the exhibit for you. Next weekend, the […]
FDA: Dog bone treats are dangerous for pets
The Food and Drug Administration has a warning for dog lovers planning to stuff stockings with treats: Stay away from “bone treats.” The FDA has received nearly 70 reports of pet […]
Nearly half of cancer deaths linked to modifiable risk factors
New research by the American Cancer Society shows that more than 650,000 cancer cases and more than 250,000 deaths are linked to modifiable risk factors – meaning they could be […]
Tobacco ads to hit airwaves again
Big Tobacco will begin airing television commercials and newspaper advertisements on Sunday – but the message will be quite different than the ads of days past. After more than a decade […]
Rejecting flu shot could cost Minn. health workers their jobs
If your employer required a flu shot, would you get one or take the pink slip? That’s a question facing workers at Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health. The organization announced all employees, […]
Blood pressure: 130 is the new high
When it comes to blood pressure, 130 is the new high. After more than a decade, the American Heart Association announced on Monday new blood pressure guidelines. And those new guidelines […]
Health plan enrollment surges in first week
During the first week of open enrollment, visits to the Washington Healthplanfinder website were up 24 percent and new enrollment was up more than 50 percent over last year. The state-based […]
Declan’s fight continues
The battle to defeat cancer continues for 5-year-old Declan Reagan of Vancouver. Declan was first diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia when he was 4 years old. After six months in the […]